Tag: Boston Red Sox

  • Monkey Bytes: August 12

    Monkey Bytes: August 12

    Rarely does Sunday not feature a full slate of games, but four teams had the day off. Across the 13 games played, relievers recorded four wins and seven saves. Two saves were of the ancillary variety, with George Soriano (MIA) notching a one-out save and Will Vest being summoned with a one-run lead in San…

  • Monkey Bytes: August 7

    Monkey Bytes: August 7

    Two rainouts occurred on Tuesday, which adds two doubleheaders to Wednesday’s full slate. In last night’s action, three relievers recorded wins, one on one pitch, and six saves were also secured, two requiring only one out. These events are covered in our condensed recaps. Closer CliffsNotes Three Takeaways Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Ypeaw/4/ Vulture Save Options for Wednesday,…

  • Monkey Bytes: August 5

    Monkey Bytes: August 5

    Sunday proved slippery from a fantasy perspective in high-leverage. Seven relievers recorded a win, and there were six saves. However, there were two first saves of the season, Hunter Harvey and Anthony Banda, while Roansy Contreras secured a vulture save for the Angels. Our condensed recaps cover the results of interest from this slate and…

  • Monkey Bytes: August 1

    Following a voluminous trade deadline for relievers, roles will continue to evolve through this weekend. It is challenging to say one reliever will be the closer when teams may be deploying a match-up-based approach or auditioning players for their leverage role. Because of this, the hierarchies and our closer depth chart will undergo multiple updates…

  • Closer Monkey’s Trade Deadline Tracker, 2024

    Closer Monkey’s Trade Deadline Tracker, 2024

    As trades happen leading up to this year’s trade deadline, this tracker will keep Closer Monkey readers informed with updated hierarchies and instant analysis. Since it will update with each move, please bookmark it for continued use through July 30. July 30, 2024 In a rush of moves at or just before the deadline: San…